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PopulusTremula wrote:I would very much like to attend, provided there's availability of course. Having never attended one before, it seems like a great way to get my port tasting feet wet. I can sponsor a bottle purchased retail if gaps still exist and of course top up to the overall cost per head of £125, should that be required.

Please let me know.

Thanks
Magnus

PhilW wrote:We are booked in "the office" (the larger of their rooms downstairs, as used previously) for the tasting

PhilW wrote:placemats

jdaw1 wrote:

PhilW wrote:placemats

Please post a link to the placemats.

PhilW wrote:I will when I've finished fiddling with them...

PhilW wrote:Placemats updated here.

jdaw1 wrote:And how did you get the logo on the page? Please post or PM or email.

But eight glasses is very tight on A4, even with INAO glasses, and just too tight for the Bung Hole.

• One of the external links is still at default value, linking to the example placemat, rather than to your creation.

• Does (Warre) need kerning: [(W) {-0.09 Kern} (arre)]?

And you’ve been inconsistent about the possessive.

PhilW wrote:I have added one line of code below the line that says "do not modify below here unless you are Julian Wiseman"

PhilW wrote:I really (really) did want to try and keep it to two pages rather than three, to keep the mirror between pages. It is 'only' 7 glasses/page (not 8); is this still too tight?

PhilW wrote:

• One of the external links is still at default value, linking to the example placemat, rather than to your creation.

I thought this was intended as a reference link to your placemat software, rather than to a copy of the specific pdf?

PhilW wrote:

• Does (Warre) need kerning: [(W) {-0.09 Kern} (arre)]?

I have already used kerning in the header; kerning does not appear to work within the Circlearrays text - "[ (W) {-0.09 Kern} (arre's) (1955) ]" leads to gross separation of the "W" and "arre's" I think due to separate string spacing when Circlearrays is used; is there additional syntax/brackets that would help with this?

PhilW wrote:Updated here and emailed to you as .ps file.

jdaw1 wrote:The bitmaps done splendidly: I must find software that can output the text. Please, what is the name of the format?

But your extra line could have been avoided with /PaintBackgroundCode {TypeOfPagesBeingRendered /Glasses eq {PlaceProducerLogo} if} def.

PhilW wrote:I really (really) did want to try and keep it to two pages rather than three, to keep the mirror between pages. It is 'only' 7 glasses/page (not 8); is this still too tight?

On A4 paper seven and eight are the same radius, which is too small. If you don’t believe me print one page and test with your home glasses.

kerning does not appear to work within the Circlearrays text - "[ (W) {-0.09 Kern} (arre's) (1955) ]" leads to gross separation of the "W" and "arre's" I think due to separate string spacing when Circlearrays is used; is there additional syntax/brackets that would help with this?

Are you missing one layer of array brackets, with the items of the Warre compound string erroneously being items of the circle array?

PhilW wrote:Updated here and emailed to you as .ps file.

I have tended to have one name for my placemat files, repeatedly overwritten as updated. You have done versioning. Hmm, a question for elsewhere, but do people need versioning?

PhilW wrote:Could you elaborate please? Perhaps by example to add kerning to the following (since my attempt failed):
/Circlearrays [ [ (Fonseca) (1977) ] [ (Warre's) (1977) ] ] def

/Circlearrays [
	[  (Fonseca)  (1977)  ] 
	[  [(W) {-0.09 Kern} (arre) /quoteright (s)] (1977)  ]
] def

PhilW wrote:I used PaintShopPro

PhilW wrote:or a 1kg Club sirloin for an extra £45.

Glenn E. wrote:

PhilW wrote:or a 1kg Club sirloin for an extra £45.

Don't worry Derek, I'm sure they'll let you order more than one.

DRT wrote:I'm being a good boy and going for the 350g Rib

jdaw1 wrote:My schedule on Mon 24th is now looking vulnerable I cannot be entirely confident of being early. There are tastings on Tue 4th Sept, Tue 11th Sept, and Tue 18th Sept: would it be possible to hand my W70 to somebody at one of these events?

griff wrote:Would it be too early to stand the 85 Fonseca and the 66 Warres up? I assume I need to decant prior to the event? If so, what timings please Gentlemen?

Carl

AHB wrote:

griff wrote:Would it be too early to stand the 85 Fonseca and the 66 Warres up? I assume I need to decant prior to the event? If so, what timings please Gentlemen?

Carl

We should be in a better position to answer the decanting question for the F85 after tomorrow's offline.

It's not too early to stand the two bottles up. The sooner the better - I'll stand mine up when I get home now you've made me think about it.

I would recommend a 4-6 hour decant for the Warre '66 - or as close as other commitments allow.

jdaw1 wrote:Twenty hours so decanted about 11pm the night before was excellent for the 1985 Fonseca.

PhilW wrote:Updated placemats, potentially final version (someone please check for errors).

• Have you tested the margins on your printer? (Too small for mine.)
• Do you care if ‟JDAW” is imperfectly kerned?
• I haven’t carefully followed the planning, so ports and people not checked.

jdaw1 wrote:[*]Do you care if ‟JDAW” is imperfectly kerned?

• Have you tested the margins on your printer? (Too small for mine.)
• Do you care if ‟JDAW” is imperfectly kerned?
• I haven’t carefully followed the planning, so ports and people not checked.

DRT wrote:The Warre's 1963 has been standing for two weeks. I can do one of two things tomorrow:

1. Double decant at 08:30 before I drive to London.

2. Drive to London and decant at some point in the afternoon, probably late afternoon.

Unless anyone seriously objects I plan to do 1.

Objections?

uncle tom wrote:Just opened the F63, and...

..it's a bloody forgery!

- a blatent but well crafted forgery... - embossed wax capsule covering a foil and T-stopper. The wine inside is an old ruby..

Fortunately the stash came from Christies, so I should have some redress; although it was bought a long time ago..

Will extract a bottle from a different stash and decant for tonight..

Oh dear! How many years ago? Didn't reaslise port was forged that blatantly. More vintage/house swapping.

uncle tom wrote:

Oh dear! How many years ago? Didn't reaslise port was forged that blatantly. More vintage/house swapping.

A nine bottle stash bought in May '07.

Aside from the odd bottle that has suffered some 'strategic' label damage, this is the first conspicuous and deliberate port forgery I've come across.

Can you bring the forgery (and - if you still have it / don't need it for Christie's - the contents) for us to see tonight? Am intrigued!